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doupdate(3)

refresh(3)

endwin(3)  —  Subroutines

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NAME

endwin − restore initial terminal environment

SYNOPSIS

#include <curses.h>

int endwin()

DESCRIPTION

This routine restores tty modes, moves the cursor to the lower left corner of the screen, and resets the terminal to the last non-curses mode. 

A program should always call endwin before exiting or escaping from curses mode temporarily. Call refresh or doupdate to resume after a temporary escape. 

RETURN VALUES

The endwin function returns OK on success and ERR on error. 

RELATED INFORMATION

doupdate(3), refresh(3)

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